Not brave enough ...

Rating: 8/10 (20 August 2005)

With great expectations I went seeing The Island. And I was truly satisfied with it. The movie has suspense and for some time you feel terrified and ethically touched. Ewan & Scarlett are a bliss and perform perfectly in this movie. I'd like to see this duo more often.
But still, some flaws can hardly be overseen:
The intelligent first half gets followed but a lot of dull action. The action is performed well, but appears not logical and misplaced. The end of the movie is predictable. Instead of shaking the viewer ethically, the topic is used for the classic Hollywood black/white scenario. I would have been more impressed, if this movie would have not had a happy ending and the factory would have kept on working secretly like in "The Cube" ....